MPD: Man arrested for alleged DWI with child in vehicle

Published 2:05 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A Midland remained in custody Wednesday after allegedly driving while intoxicated with his 2-year-old son in the vehicle, according to his arrest affidavit.

Kasey Layne Varnadore, 24, is being held on a $25,000 bond for a state felony charge of driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 years of age.

Midland police officers responded to a check vehicle call Tuesday at about 7:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of Conroe Court.

The officers found Varnadore passed out in his vehicle with a child in the back seat. Varnadore was startled by the officers' patrol vehicle and he stomped on the accelerator while his vehicle was in park. Varnadore then blew a 0.00 percent on a breathalyzer test, but he was visibly intoxicated because of his performance on a field sobriety test, according to the arrest report.

The officers who arrested Varnadore said they believed he was under the influence of a drug. Varnadore said he would provide a blood specimen to test for traces of drugs, according to the report.